Battle will perform in Vienna at Uk Eurovision 2026 grand final
Sam Battle will perform his uk eurovision 2026 entry, Eins, Zwei, Drei, in Vienna on Saturday. At 37, the performer known as Look Mum No Computer reaches the grand final with a song he wrote in about 12 hours.
Jane said, "It's been a whirlwind, it's totally mad and I'm so proud of him," as she prepared to cheer him on in Vienna with Alan and Jodie Bartle. That kind of family backing is the story here, but so is the scale of the step: from writing a song in half a day to the Eurovision grand final stage.
Vienna stage, Cambridgeshire roots
Battle grew up in Yaxley, near Peterborough, and first built attention through performances across Cambridgeshire as a solo act and with Yellow Snow and Zibra. He later drew notice for the unusual electronic instruments he creates, including setups that combine organ pipes with dozens of Furby toys and old handheld Game Boy consoles.
That makes his Vienna slot unusual even by Eurovision standards. This is not a polished pop export arriving with a years-long machine behind him; it is a 37-year-old maker-performer whose route to the contest ran through local stages, Introducing, and a reputation for turning odd hardware into songs.
Jane and Jodie's view
Jane said, "The first thing that he did when I gave him a trike was not to try and ride it, it was to turn it upside down, see if he could get the wheels off and how does it work," adding, "He's always been like that - his motto is 'don't be scared to try it'." She also said, "He's thoroughly enjoying it," and, "He's confident and he says he'll just do his best and then it's Eurovision, isn't it?"
Jodie Bartle, the captain of Wrexham FC women, said her brother had "always been destined for something massive" and added, "I'm so happy that he's finally been given the opportunity for the world to see how unbelievably talented he is as an individual,". She also pointed to the family angle with, "He's got a five-week-old baby at the moment that in the future is going to be able to say 'my dad's done Eurovision', which is absolutely epic," and said, "We're proud of him no matter what [and] he should be proud of himself as well and the song I think is good enough to get points and just hopefully the world also agrees with that,".
12 hours to write
Battle told Dotty McLeod that it took about 12 hours to write the song he will perform. That short writing window leaves Vienna as the real test: whether an act built on invention, speed and oddball electronics can land on the biggest live stage in the contest.
For the UK, the immediate stake is simple. Battle steps into the grand final with family in the room, a finished song, and a performance history that makes him stand out before he has sung a note.
